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Yasmin Qureshi
Labour MP for Bolton South East
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Yasmin Qureshi voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Voted against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Work and Pensions, Education, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Bosnia and Herzegovina, Offences against Children: British Nationals Abroad, Respiratory Diseases, Palestinians: International Assistance, Sure Start: Bolton
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [LORDS] Committee (0 out of 1)
- FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (2 out of 4)
- Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill Committee (2 out of 6)
- Prisons (Property) bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Mental Health (16 May 2013)
“I congratulate the right hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Paul Burstow) on securing the debate and thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting it. I also pay tribute to all hon. Members who have spoken today and in the previous debate. They have covered many aspects of mental health, many types of mental health illnesses and many groups of people affected by them. When many normal...”
- Mental Health (16 May 2013)
“I congratulate my hon. Friend on being brave and speaking about his situation—as I congratulate the hon. Member for Broxbourne (Mr Walker) on speaking about his—and on highlighting the issue. There is a stigma attached to it, and we should discuss it more. My hon. Friend said that the lady who approached him said that she was able to recover after she was given support. Does he...”
- Mental Health (16 May 2013)
“I congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on securing the debate. Recent World Health Organisation figures predict that by 2030, depression will be the leading cause of diseases around the world, physical and mental. People can lose years of their life, as mental illness undermines their physical health too. Would the right hon. Gentleman agree, therefore, that mental health must be at the top...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 51 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 61.64% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 68 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register